Alabama and the New England Patriots both have 10-1 records this season. Belichick and Saban coached together with the Cleveland Browns in the early 1990s and have won a combined 12 championships since taking over their current teams.
“Bill’s one of my best friends,” Saban said. "Having the opportunity to work with him in Cleveland was probably the most impactful thing to me, in terms of what I was able to learn, organizationally, how to run a program, how to run an organization, how to define the expectation for the people in the organization.
“He’s the best coach that I ever had the opportunity to spend time with."